Debate-Format News
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A news publication that presents issues in debate format, featuring balanced perspectives from across the political spectrum.
Key Points:
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Debate-Style Format:
- Two people arguing the best case for opposing sides of an issue
- Creates an "intellectual fight" that's both entertaining and informative
- Allows readers to see both perspectives "steel manned" (strongest possible version of each argument)
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Editorial Approach:
- Combines right-wing, centrist, and left-wing viewpoints in one publication
- Contributors respectfully debate issues while representing different perspectives
- Avoids the problem of publications being "all left" or "all right"
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Market Gap:
- Current media landscape is "90% utter garbage" that's opinionated and bad for society
- Existing publications are politically siloed (New York Times "all left", Wall Street Journal "all right")
- People don't trust media because they only get one perspective
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Value Proposition:
- Builds trust through balanced representation
- Provides a forum where different viewpoints can coexist respectfully
- Offers a solution to the broken media apparatus that pushes people to extremes